School of Business and Economics | Indiana University South Bend

c o m m u n i t y pa r t n e r s h i p s
Lake City Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
Larry Davis, president
Damon Products
“Entrepreneurship: Breaking the Traditional Rules”
Mark A. Tarner, president
South Bend Chocolate Factory
“The Entrepreneurship Scream”
Rick Singleton, president
Studio A Advertising
“Resources and Capabilities”
M. Scott Welch, president and CEO
Welch Packaging
“Entrepreneurship Strategies”
James L. Powers, engagement executive
Crowe Chizek & Company
“The Business Plan”
John Regan, CEO
Fabric Services
“The Environment of Entrepreneurship”
Marilyn Moran-Townsend, CEO
CVC Communications
“The E-Entrepreneur”
Thomas Hiatt, managing director
Centerfield Capital Partners
“Foundations of New Venture Finance”
Michael L. Kubacki, chairman, president, and CEO
Lake City Bank
“Securing Investors and Structuring the Deal”
Rob Bartels, president and CEO
Martin’s Supermarkets
“Creating the Organization”
Lake City Bank Renews Sponsorship
of Entrepreneurship Series
With its renewed three-year sponsorship, the Lake City Bank Entrepreneurship
Lecture Series entered its fourth year as a premier component of
entrepreneurship education in IU South Bend’s School of Business and
Economics. The series annually brings prominent entrepreneurs to the
South Bend campus. This year there were 11 for the fall 2006 semester.
The business school curriculum has included the series in both its MBA
program and its undergraduate entrepreneurship major and is co-taught
by professor of marketing, John Withey and associate professor, Christine
Pochert-Ringle. Class room assignments are developed around the
series content and the speakers share insights with students on starting
and building business organizations. In addition to regular question and
answer sessions with each presenter, students learn how to “listen between
the lines.” They write brief papers identifying company strengths
and weaknesses. They also make predictions regarding company performance
in the next 10 years.
The series also serves the larger community. It is supported by the St. Joseph
County Chamber of Commerce. Visitors and local business people
regularly join the class along with students.
Lake City Bank has sponsored the series since its inception. “We want to
be a player in entrepreneurship education in our local community. This
series is an excellent opportunity to accomplish this objective,” says Michael
Kubacki, Lake City president and CEO.
Daniel B. Fitzpatrick, chairman and CEO
Quality Dining
“Corporate Venturing, Networking, and Franchising”
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